It was over when...
With 4:05 left in the 4th Quarter and the Steelers leading by 24-13 Rashard Mendenhall capped off a 6 play 51 yard drive with a 13 yard touchdown ending the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hopes of any playoff birth.

Game Ball
Ben Roethlisberger went 32 of 38 on his passes, threw for 316 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Key Stat
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had a small offensive surge the entire game only achieving 132 total yards, they managed only 15 rushing yards the entire game.

Noteworthy
Rashard Mendenhall had an average of 4.6 yards per carry to keep the defense honest.

Next Week
The 9-0 Pittsburgh Steelers head into their bye week undefeated for the first time in franchise history... The 2-6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers travel to the Rams to put up a better showing than the porus display against the Pittsburgh Steelers